Show RESCUE SHIPS REACH VESSEL H Freighter Feared Sinking in Runner Rum-Runner Suspect Disabled NEW YORK Dec 10 Four W-Four Four ships stood by today to aid the Japanese Japa Japanese nese freighter Victoria Maru which had lad been pounded Into an unmanageable able condition by mid-Atlantic mid gales The liner Albert Ballin reported by wireless el ess today that in addition to itself the Pacific trader Karl Clasen and the Amsterdam had reached the stricken ship The Japanese vessels vessel's captain and chief chic officer are arc dead the third officer officer om- om was lost and seven seamen were injured NEW YORK Dec 10 UP The UP-The The Canadian steamer Mary Kenney without wIthout without with with- out fuel tuel or food rood board aboard drifted in heavy seas males ales ot off Barnegat today oday with the co coast st st. guard cutter Champlain standing b by ready to rescue rescue rescue res res- cue the crew of a dozen or more The plight of the Mary Kenney sus sus- rum runner ended a game of ol high ligh seas hide seek played for weeks with the coast guard Two or three days das ago she proceeded proceed proceed- ed northeast and coast guard headquarters headquarters head head- quarters advised the Champlain to be beon beon beon on the watch for the ship When the Champlain hove alongside alongside along long side the stricken steamer the captain of ot the Mary Iary Kenney shouted for as as- Commander G Gordon McLane Mc Me Lane Lanc of the Champlain refused to tow the ve vessel to port but offered to take members of the crew aboard This offer the Mary Kenne Kenneys Kenney's s skipper skipper skipper skip skip- per turned down He attempted to reopen negotiations for aid severa several times Coast guard headquarters wire wire- leased the Champlain's commander to stand b by stressing that while his humanitarian hu hu- hu duty was paramount he must take no steps to aid the Mary Kenney in violation of the law |